1. Lu S Design Associates
Hospitality Design Experts
What is Hospitality Design?
It is the design or remodel of Restaurants, Bars,
Nightclubs, Casinos, Private Clubs, Hotels, Corporate
Cafeterias, and all types of Food Service Facilities.
Is your hospitality business struggling to create more revenue and profits?
Are you struggling to create a new way of visually promoting your hospitality
business? Have you ever heard your employees say “if only our kitchen was laid out
better, we could get things done quicker”; “if only our facility had a fresh new look, we
could really attract this type of customer”; “if only …”? Have you ever asked these “if
only” questions yourself?
Why you need a clear direction for your hospitality business.
If you have a well defined budget and scope of work you want to accomplish in
your project, you will be way ahead in your planning process. When you have an
efficient facility that is easy for you and your employees to operate and work in, your
labor costs will go down and your profitability will increase. When you have a welcome
and pleasing ambiance and atmosphere at your hospitality business, your customers
and employees appreciate this and will be more productive and patronize your business
more often, again raising your profit levels.
Many times hospitality business owners can not come to a consensus on
what is important to do first, second, etc.
Many hospitality businesses become stuck and do not move forward with
implementation of their design ideas, facility upgrades, or new projects, because
they do not have the expertise to do so. These tasks can become overwhelming in
the face of running your day to day operation, while at the same time trying to think
about dramatic changes to your businesses physical environment.
What can you do to improve your hospitality business?
One of the most important steps you can take to improve your hospitality
business is to become knowledgeable about the process involved in creating a
new facility; remodeling and updating / upgrading an existing facility; acquiring
and renovating an existing facility. For a new, remodel, or ownership change in a
restaurant facility the #1 thing to do first is establish a complete and comprehensive
menu. The menu drives everything else from the size of your kitchen to the possible
theme for your restaurant. Have a well defined budget for every line item and task of the
proposed project, with several contingency areas for unexpected occurrences (they
always happen).
Where can you get the right help?
My name is Lu Schildmeyer and I am a hospitality designer who has been helping
hospitality businesses for over 30 years. I work exclusively with the design or remodel
design of Restaurants, Bars, Nightclubs, Casinos, Private Clubs, Hotels, Corporate
Cafeterias, and all types of Food Service Facilities. Since I am qualified to design both the
front and back of the house. I am extremely knowledgeable, skilled, and effective in helping
my clients address the challenges they face and offer a full complement of design solutions
that make a bottom-line difference to a Hospitality Business. If the above information has
peaked your interest, please feel free to contact me at 206-354-7200 cell,
lus@lusdesignassociates.com , or visit my web site at: www.linkedin.com/in/luschildmeyer .